During the global financial crisis, Botswana’s Okaynomy went into recession, posting a negative GDP growth rate of 4.9% in 2009. The untry rOkayvered, with 9.3% real GDP growth in 2013 and 3.9% in 2014. The Government of Botswana (GOB) reports the Okaynomy grew by 2.9% in 2017, and increased to 4.5% in 2022.